KOISK COMPETITION: A rendering of the first place winner in the Professional category, designed by Studio Hillier. All entries in the Princeton Kiosk Design Competition will be on view at the Arts Council of Princeton March 25 and 26.

Visitors to the Arts Council of Princeton on March 25 and 26 can view 29 contest entries by design students and professionals submitted to the Princeton Kiosk Design Competition, a contest created by AIA New Jersey and organized by architect Joshua Zinder. Part of the Nassau Streetscape Project, the contest aimed to crowdsource ideas for replacing the municipality’s beloved but aging bulletin boards found on Nassau Street.

Zinder, whose architecture and design firm JZA+D has been headquartered in Princeton since its founding in 2006, brought the idea for a contest to Councilman David Cohen and Deputy Administrator Deanna Stockton after observing a town meeting on the topic of replacing the kiosks. Council approved the contest and a local bank and business pledged $10,000 for cash prizes. First, second, and third place winners in the Student and Professional categories were selected by a jury, while Princeton residents voted on a Public Choice winner from among the top six entries, which were displayed at the Princeton Public Library for consideration.

“Kiosks are basic architectural forms that can provide important functions within a community,” said Zinder. “The Nassau Street kiosks are considered by many to support democratic expression and civic engagement, and while it remains to be seen whether the Town Council will approve one of the designs to be built, this contest demonstrates the enormous potential of design as a vehicle for the public good.”

The exhibit is in the Arts Council of Princeton’s theater space, 102 Witherspoon Street. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.